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The Centre for Sustainable Seafood will draw on strong relationships and collaboration with a range of key stakeholders who work in the marine environment and their communities.

The Centre for Sustainable Seafood draws on strong relationships and collaboration with a range of key stakeholders who work in the marine environment and with communities.

The Centre utilises the knowledge and expertise of these partners to co-create research, gather data and inform policy that is grounded in real-world knowledge and experience. The Centre works closely with industry and stakeholders to develop new educational courses and tools to encourage a wider interest in the seafood sector and address gaps in skills and knowledge.

The objectives of the Centre include :

Producing independent, robust science with integrity
Undertaking research to inform seafood policy at national and international levels
Providing policy and management advice and expertise in areas relevant to the seafood sector
Communicating clearly with the public, learners and industry to set out the facts of sustainability and seafood
Identifying gaps in educational provision at all levels and creating content relevant to seafood sustainability
Facilitating research to support the seafood sector to meet net zero targets and make the case for seafood as a climate smart and sustainable food source
Providing detailed biological data relating to specific species and areas to assist with managing fisheries
To be a UK-wide project, with European and International context
To be proactive, as opposed to reactive, in the seafood debate